Epidemiology of onychomycosis in Indonesia: Data obtained from three individual studies

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-176

  Bramono, Kusmarinah ^a,b   Budimulja, Unandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b NONE   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Causative organisme; Indonesia; Onychomycosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 24944586775     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: 09164804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.46.171     Document Type: Article

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